Self-locking, identical half handle structure



April'l, 1946. E. J.` MAsoN I SELF-LOCKING, IDENTICALJHALF HANDLE STRUCTURE Filed Feb. 9, 1945 INVENTOR. Emran/T /Vfi'JO/M Y A 4 mmm'.

Patented Apr. 16, 1946 SELF-LOCKING,

IDENTICAL HALF HANDLE STRUCTURE t Ernest J. Masen, Marion, Ind.

Application February 9, 1945,' Serial Ne. 577,]03

z caims; (01; i'c-114 This invention relates generally to elongated handles Wherein same is sectionalized and each half is identical to the other and such sections are moved relative to each other and longitudinally thereof for associating same together upon a bail, etc.

thereto' when the looking tongue and grooves are wedge shaped. When they are not so shaped, 4

' they may be adhesively Secured together. Herein such handles broadly are of the class illus- 5 trated in Patents No. 2,319,147 and No. 2,371,631,

dated May 11, 1943, and March 20, 1945, respectively and issued to me upon applications Serial No. 408,535 and No. 497,009 respectively.

such handles are of solid and hollow types and the complementary tongue and groove connections. between identical half handles may be of non-tapering or of wedge tapering type as shown in the aforesaid patents'.

Each of the aforesaid is characterized by opposite ends of the half handle section being identical or similar.

The present invention differs therefrom in that opposite ends of the half handle section are com,- plementary. In other respects the present invention broadly is similar to those heretpfore mentioned.

The present invention has the same objectlves as the aforesaid patented handles, and the chief ends aforesaid.

Other objects and features of the invention will be set forth more fully hereinaften The full nature of th'e invention Will be undergroove -l 2 corresponds to that between the seats or' =feature of this invention is the complementa'ry stood from theaccompanying drawing and the following description and claims:

In the drawing: Fig; I is an elevationa. View of a handle embodying the invention applied to an offsetfportion of a bail (see dotted line's) of a coffee pot or the necessity of moldihg the tongues and grooves.`

In the drawing there is illustrated a portion 9 of a bail or handle and thereabout is the handle embodying the invention. This handle is comprised of two identical half handle sections and when the handle mounting portion of the ball is ofiset as it were, see Fig. 1, one half handle is posi tioned below the bail and the other is slid engitudinally of the first section 'and inter ocked cesses.

the wedge type is illustrated by way of example In Fig2 the body in has a. fiat face Il and a half barrel outer conformation !3. In face ll is the longitudinal median groove [2 of semi-'cylndrical or like sectionalform. At one end in face 14 and extending inwardly thereof and spaced equidistant from groove !2 are 'the tapered recesses !5 that taper inwardly as shown The re cesses are of restricted throat type, see throat !6.

Herein the recesses are of conical like type and are of a suitable length. i

Projecting from face ll at the opposite end l1 are the spaced tongues l8 havin restricted necks The spacing between these tongues and recesses and that groove. The tongues are also tapered inwardly and are of a size to seatand friction lock in said seats and preferably are complementary thereto. i i

This invention is characterized by the opposite ends of the half handle being complementary and not identical, although the two half handles are identical. -The length of the tongues is preferably the same or just short of the length of the re- Note tongues herein taper in the same' direction and the grooves taper in the same direction and each taper inwardly towards the other. In effect also the tongues and recesses on opposite sides of groove l2 are longitudnally aligned also laterally 'offset and oppositely from the face I I. 4

When one half handle is placed on another in sufiicient longitudinally ofiset relationship at least s'ufllcient for the tongues !8 to lap the face M of the other section and each has its groove z in bail engagement, the tongues will wedge-seat in the confronting recesses whenthe half handles are registered one with the other.

Since the non-taperng form of the invention has no wedge lock adhesive should be applied prior to the regportion o is hollowed out as at !20 and ac-` cordingly the half handle is a shell defined by barrel wall na and end walls ill and II'I.

Herein the thickness oti the end walls is equal to the lengths of the seats ||5 and tongues .us.

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These structures are otherwise identicai to that shown in Fig. 2 and the operation is the same.

It will be obvious that'this invention readily lends itself to the formation of the ends of the half handle sections in the manner disclosed in application, Serial No. 554947, to-wit: that these ends may be metal cups having the respective tongue and groove formations which are adapte'd to interi'lt when two half handles are longitudinally associated together.

Supplemental to the foregoing, reference is had to Fig. i wherein band ends instead of cup ends are illustrated; 'In this form the body m may be of'cham'ber'ed type as indicated at 220 and have a barrel-like exterior 2I3 if desired.

One end. includes the metal band having the half groove 2 !2 therein and between the identical inwaruly tapering looking grooves 2 I 5. The body v material fiils out and is encompassed by this band forming the closed end ZM of the half handle.

In. like manner the other end is closed as at !ll and the band deflnes and forms the half groove 2 I 2 and the inwardly tapering tongues 2 i 8. Of course, such bands may be employed in a socalled solid half handle such as illustrated in Fig. 2.

While the lnvention has been illustrated and described ingreat detail in the drawing and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character.

The several modiflcations described herein as well as others which will readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, all are con-' sidered to be within the .broad scope of the inventlon, reference being had to the appended of the groove, reduced neck means connecting I aseasse such p'ortions to the section, the opposite end of the section havingcomplementary recesses therein on opposite sides ot the groove and spaced therefrom and having restricted throats opening upon said face, the sections being connectible by relative longitudinal movement therebetween for seating the tongues in the recesses.

2. A handle as defined by claim 1 wherein the length of the recess is at least equal to the length of the tongue portion seatable therein.

3. A handle as deflned by claim l wherein each section is .chambered between the ends, the chamber, opening upon said face for hollow handle formation.

4. .A handle as deflned by claim 1 wherein each tongue portion is tapered inwardly and each recess is tapered inwardly !rom the outer end thereof for wedge locking between sections.

5. A handle as deflned by claim l wher-ein each section 'is chambered between the ends. the chamber opening upon said face for 'hollow handle formation, the tongue portions having a length equal to the thickness of its end of the section, and the recesms having a length equal to the width of the end of section including same.

6. A handle as defined by claim 1 wherein each section is chambered between the ends, the chamber opening upon said face tor hollow handre iormation, the tongue po'rtions having a length equal to the thickness of its end of the section, and the recesses having a, length equal to the width of the end oi' section including same. and V each tongue portion is tapered inwaz-dly from the outer end thereof and each recess is tapered inwardly from the outer end of the same.

7. A handle as defined by claim 1 wherein the length of the recess is at least equal to the length of the tongue portion seatable therein, and each tongue portion is taperecl inwardly from the outer end thereof and each recess is tapered inwardly from the .outer end thereof' for wedge looking. r 

